Presser-foot for sewing-machines.



"'PATENTEDMAY'ZQ, 1906. 1 R. G. WO'ODWARD. PRESSER FOOT FOR SEWINGMACHINES.

- APPLICATIONIILED APR.8, '1901.

' WITNESSES: l

lNVEA/TOR Ana mg)? ing an open panying drawings, in which I nnrrirnSTAZilEd n nTI-ENZ S entries RUSSEL Ur. \"OODWARD. OF WAUKEGAN, ILLIIOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE UNION SPECIAL SEIVING MACHINEOO OF .fI-IICAGO,ILLINOIS, A

CORPORATION O F ILLINOIS.

PRESSER FOOT FOR SEWENG WACHEN ES- No. s21',773.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ma 29, 1906.

Application filed p 'l8, 1901. Serial initiates.

' Illinois, have invented certain new and usefill Improvements inPresser-Feet for Sewing- Machines, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to theletters of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to an improvement in n'esser-leet forsewing-machines, the object being to provide a presser-foot for use on amachine for hox-plaiting, which is theinven- (ion of Chester McNeil andmyself and is disclosed in an application filed in the United Stateslatent Office on the 16th day of April, W01, SerialNo. 56,063. a

The invention consists of a presser-foot adapted to cooperate with comlemental'devices to raise a series of paralleftucks on the face ofali'abrie and in the further 0 eration of the machine to flatten out thetuc s either in opposite directions to form a boX-plait or in the samedirection to lay thetucks in series.

The invention is illustrated in the accom- Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of a presser foot embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a bottom)l&I1.'Vi6W of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectiona view. Fig.4isatop lanview, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view ilustrating the relation of theplates or fins on the throatplate. i

In the drawings, A represents the presserfoot, having the usualneedle-openings a a, herein shown as arranged for the passage of twosets of needles set oblique to each other respecting the line of feed.It has two slots or grooves 12 b on its under side adapted to cooperatewith plates or fins ff on the throat-plate B to form tucks or ridges onthe material This throat-plate has needle-openings e and-also openingsfor the passage of the feed-dog. The looper mechanism is shown at d. Atongue 0 extends from the forward end of the presser-foot in linebetween the slots 71, which travels between the tucks. As herein shownin rear of the needle-openings, the foot is cut away upon oppositesides, as at d d, and beveled down to asharp edge, leavs'iaee betweenthe end of'the slots b b and the sharp edge. the goods after being sewedpass out of the slots in raised position the sharp edges of thepresserfoot openings (1 (1 act to iron down the tucks or ridges, turningthem in opposite directions, leaving a box-plait; but it will beunderstood that I do not wish to be limited to this arrangement. Theseslots 1) I) extend into the needle-openings and also back of the same,terminating in the openings (1 d. If

they terminated at the needle-openings, the plait would be crusheddown-vertically by the portion of the Presser-foot between theneedle-openings-and the openings (1 (1.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A resser-foot for sewing-machines having slots on its under side tocooperate in forming and guiding tucks on the fa'ee on a fabric, andhaving cut-away portions so arranged with relation to the slots thatthesides of said cut away ortions will flatten out said tucks; substantialy as described.

2. A resser-foot for sewing-machines having slots on its under side tocooperate in forming and guiding'tucks on the face of a fabric, andhaving in rear thereof cut-away portions, so arranged with relation tothe slots that the sides of said cut-away portions will flatten out saidtucks; substantially as described.-

' 3. A presser-foot for sewing-machines having slots on its under side(:06 crating to form and guide tucks on the face 0 the fabric, withopenings (1, d, in rear thereof said openings having walls to uide anddeflect the tucks; substantially as escribed.

4. A Presser-foot for sewing-machineshaving slots on its under sidecooperating to form and guide tucks on the face of the fabric, withopenings (1, d, in rear thereof, said presser-foot being provided with aforwardlyprojecting tongue, a; substantially as described.

5. A resser-footfor sewing-machines,havinga p urality ofneedle-openings, and having also slots cooperating to form and guidetucks on. the face of the fabric, and opening into said needle-openings,with means on said presser-foot in rear of the needle-openings to guideand deflect said tucks, substantially as described.

6. A resser-foot for sewing-machines, havlongitudinal axis of aresser-foot, said resser-foot having a plurality of slots coop cratingto form and guide tucks on the face of the fabric, and opening into theneedle-openings, with means on said resser-foot 111 rear said tucks;substantially as described.

7 A presser-foot for sewing-machines; having suitable needle-openingsarranged in a 1 line oblique to the longitudinal axis of thepresser-foot, and having a pluralit of slots i cooperating to form andguide tuc rs on the face of the fabric, said resser-foot having cut-awayportions upon opposite sides of a center line, in rear of saidneedle-opening;

, substantially as described.

"8; presser-foot for sewing-machines, having suitableneedle-open1ngsarranged in a line oblique to the longitudinal axis ofthe presserfoot, and having guiding-slots extending into theneedle-openings, and having cut-away portions arranged obliquely to eachother; substantially as described.

9. A presser-foot forseiving-machines hav .inga suitable needle-opening"and-guiding slot in advance of the needle-opening, and anotherguiding-sl0t in rear thereof, terniinatr ing in-a out-out portion theWalls of said out- I samcs I out portion bearing on the material toilatten out the tucks farmed therein; substantially as described.

10. A resser-foot having; means to guide a vertical tucl'r to; theneedle opening and de- 1 1 A presser foot having a plurality of verticalslots to guide'vertical tucks to a plurality of needleeopeninjgs'and a;plurality of (18. fleeting-surfaces to deflectthe. upri ht or verticaltucks to lie in a horizontal p ane; sub stantially as'described. a;

12. A presser-foot jfor sewing-machines having slots on its under sideto cooperate in forming and guiding tucks on the face of the fabric, andprovided with suitable needle- .openings in which the slots terminate,said presser-foot having cut-away portions in rear of the saidneedle-openings and slotsbetween said needle-openings and the cut-awayportions, the sides of said cut-away ortions. being so formed as toflatten'o utsai tucks; substantially as described. a

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two WitIlBSSBS.5' RUSSEL GL- WOODWARD.

Witnesses:

CHESTER MONEIL, JULIUs SHIRE.

3s 5: flect it to .lie in; a horizontal plane in rear of saidopening'psubstantially as described, of the needle-openings to guide anddeflect

